Toy.



L. H. ADAMSON.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1913.

1,101,048, I Patented June 23, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, LEE H. ADAMsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rogers, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Toy, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains generally to toys, and aims to provide a novel and amusing device of that character.

One of the objects of the bresent invention is to provide an artificial or imitation snake, or other crawling reptile, and means whereby the same may be made to simulate the movements of a live snake or reptile.

Another and more specific object of the present invention is to provide an invisible device along which the artificial snake is adapted to be drawn, in connection with a practically invisible means for drawing the snake forward, whereby the snake will simulate the movements of an animated object.

With the foregoing objects outlined, and with other objects in view, which will be apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the present invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof.

In carrying out the invention, reference being had in detail to the drawing, there is provided a sinuous wire 1, preferably of such gage as to render it invisible, unless closely inspected. The wire 1 is preferably resilient, and may be finished in any desirable manner so as to render it more difiicult to observe. This wire or strand 1 is provided at one end with an eye 2, and may be of any desirable length, and the undulations thereof may be of various magnitudes, according to the size of the artificial or imitation snake. The eye or eyelet 2 permits Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 11, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Serial No. 784,183.

the respective end of the wire 1 to be anchored over a pin, nail, or other member 3 engaged to a floor or other surface, whereby the wire 1 will be loosely or pivotally connected wit-h the floor.

The artificial or imitation snake 4: is constructed of rubber, cloth, or any other material having the requisite flexibility. The snake A: is threaded or strung on the wire 1, and to the head of the snake 4; is attached a string or cord 5. The string or cord 5 is also preferably of such a character as to be practically invisible.

In use, after the wire or strand 1 is loosely anchored to a floor or other surface, the snake or inanimate object 4 may be drawn along the wire 1 through the medium of the string or cord 5, the operator being positioned at a suitable distance in advance of the snake, or at the free end of the wire 1. As the snake 4 is drawn forward, the same will follow the undulations of the sinuous wire 1 and as a consequence, the snake or ob ect 1 will simulate the movements of a live snake or reptile. Attention is directed to the fact that the end of the wire 1 being pivotally anchored to the floor or other surface, and the actuating or draft cord 5 being connected to the head of the snake 4, will permit the head of the snake to travel practically in a straight line from the anchor pin 3, while the body of the snake will wriggle according to the natural movements of a snake in crawling. The flexibility of wire 1 will also permit of a variation in the movements of the snake, when drawn along the wire.

The present device will provide a simple and amusing toy, having divers capabilities.

What is claimed is 1. A toy embodying a sinuous strand, and an artificial flexible snake strung on the strand and adapted to be drawn therealong.

2. A toy embodying a sinuous strand, an artificial flexible snake strung on the strand, and a draft cord attached to the head of the snake.

3. A toy embodying a sinuous strand, means for anchoring one end of the strand upon a surface, an artificial flexible snake strung on the strand, and means for drawing the snake along the strand.

4:. A toy embodying a sinuous strand, the strand, and a draft cord attached to 10 means for loosely anchoring one end thereof the head of the snake. to a surface, an artificial flexible snake In testimony that-I claim the foregoing strung on the strand, and a draftcord atas my own, I'have hereto afiixed my signa- 5 tached to the head of the snake. ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

5. A toy embodying a sinuous strand hav- LEE H. ADAMSON. ing an eyelet at one end for anchoring said Witnesses: end of the strand over a pin or other mem- LEE A. ROBINSON, her, an artificial flexible snake strung on L. G. SAGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatents. Washington, D. G. 

